Improvement in eay-eakees and loadees



rake and the elevator pulley.l Iam aware of i manner set forth.

inith tstwatrnt @frn .t USTIN GODFREY, or DUPAGE, ILLINOIS.

Letters .Patent No. 69,794, dated October 15, 1867,

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-RAKERS AND LOADERS.

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Be it lnown that I, AUSTIN GODFREY, of the town of Dupage, in Willcounty, and State of Illinois, haw

invented anew and'uscful Improvement on-a Hay-Loader; and I .doiherebydeclare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings makingpart of thisspecification, in'which- Figure 1 is a `persfixectivc view, and Figure 2a. sectional view. v In iig. 1,-aa'a represent an adjustable rake, thehead of which is hinged into the main frame and operated by means of thebar'and handles c c c by the operatonwho Arides on the seat ',vtheobject of `which is to raise the ends of the teeth to pass overobstructions. Resting on the frame z' over the rake is a revolvingcylinder, e, with teeth inclined a little back, so as not lto catch thehay as'it revolves, throwing it off the rake back on the 'elevator'fffrom which it falls on to the wagon. The machine is intended to precedethe Wagon, which is attachedto the reach-g, the endet the tongue passingthrougha ringen the axle of the machine. Fig. shows the relativepositions` of tle several parts. .h shows a shoe or plate attached asshown, for the protection ofthe the previous use of a cylinder similar,but neverin the particular The principal advantages I claim to haveobtained in this machine are, first, it rakcs and gathers'up the haydirectly in front from the windrow, saving a side draught, andobviati'ng the necessity of discharging the hay fromiene side of theelevator into the wagon; second, the adjustable rake constructed andoperating as shown, being entirely under the control of theoperator.represents a frame fastened to the main frame by bolts at 'n n, soarranged to raiseor lower that part of the mac'hineforward of the axle,as to pass from placel to place, or to furnish greater facilities for.passing over obstructions, and also to govern the distance between therake aa and the cylinder e. The wholenaehne is intended te be nearlyevenly balanced on the axle of the travelling wheels m m, the heaviestpart being at the rakeend. I

v l Claims.

What I claim as new inmy invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1.V The adjustable rake a' tra, in combination with the shoe h.

2. I claim the revolving cylinder e, in combination with' the adjustablerake a a a, shoe 7L, and elevator when constructed and operating in theparticular manner and for the purposespset forth.

l 3. I claim the fram-e t', with its fastenings to the main frame b asset forth, in combination with the cylinder c andv rake a a a, .andreach or fastener g, when constructed and operating conjointly inftheparticular manner set forth.

AUSTIN GODFREY.

Witnesses:

Tnos. H. 'HUTenINs, SAMUEL Wlnson,

